Trumbo
A Biography of the Oscar-winning Screenwriter Who Broke the Hollywood Blacklist
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With the current release of the film TRUMBO, Cook's biography, originally published in 1977, has been reintroduced. Dalton Trumbo, who briefly dabbled in Communist politics, was a key figure on the Hollywood Blacklist of the 1940s and '50s. Director Otto Preminger effectively broke the blacklist when he revealed that Trumbo was the screenwriter of the 1960 blockbuster EXODUS. While the story of the intrigue and politics is fascinating and intense, Luke Daniels's well-paced, warm narration cannot supplant the pompous, egotistical, and highly gaseous writing. Daniels bloviates in a style that suits the overly dramatic content. He's adept at multiple voices, though his female voices are a bit of stretch. Excessive day-to-day detail of Trumbo's life grows old quickly. Larger thematic considerations are, sadly, left to the listener to consider. W.A.G. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine
December 1, 2015
This work, first published in 1977, has been reissued with the making of the movie of the same name. Dalton Trumbo was a screenwriter who served jail time for refusing to discuss his membership in the Communist Party. His fight for personal freedom led to his being blacklisted from 1947 to 1960. Trumbo's screenplays for "Roman Holiday" and "The Brave One" earned Oscars during that period. His name finally came off of the blacklist, and he was given credit for the films "Exodus" and "Spartacus" in the early 1960s. Cook ("Brecht in Exile") had the full cooperation of Trumbo's family and friends in addition to having the opportunity to interview the screenwriter before his death in 1976. Adding another dimension to accounts of the blacklisting days in Hollywood, this book is filled with drama, intrigue, and passion. Luke Daniels's reading offers insights into what Trumbo experienced during what should have been the height of his career. VERDICT Recommended for listeners who are interested in the era, moviemaking, and creative freedom.--Pam Kingsbury, Univ. of North Alabama, Florence
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